Woven rug with fringe.



No. 859.129. PATENTED JULY 2. 1901. .w. T. SMITH.

WOVEN RUG WITH FRINGE.

APPLICATION um MAB. 12, 1906'.

THE NORRIS PETERS co-. WASHINGTON, a. c.

WILLIAM T. SMITH, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

WOVEN RUG WITH FRINGE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 2, 1907.

Application filed March 12, 1906. Serial No. 305,625.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM T. SMITH, a citizen of the United States,residing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have invented certainImprovements in Woven Rugs with Fringes, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to that class of woven rugs which are usuallyprovided with fringcsat the ends, the object of my invention'being to soconstruct such a rug as to simplify and cheapen the making of thefringe, and, at the same time, produce a neater and more acceptablefringe than usual, and one which constitutes an integral part of therug.

In the accompanying drawing:Figure 1, it is a view of a rug with fringedends made in accordance with my invention, and Fig. 2, is a view on alarger scale illustrating the manner in which the fringe is produced.

Ordinary woven rugs which are fringed at the ends have said fringecomposed of threads independent of those of which the rug itself ismade, these independent threads being knotted or otherwise secured tothe end of the woven portion of the rug. In carrying out my invention Iform the fringes from projecting end portions of threads or yarnsconstituting part of the rug structure itself, thereby avoiding theobjectionable lumps or protuberances resulting from the knotting ofseparate and independent threads onto the rug fabric, and at the sametime producing a more durable fringe, since it is an integral part ofthe rug structure and cannot be detached therefrom, as can independentthreads.

In the drawing I have shown my invention as applied to a chenille rug ofthe character shown in my previous patent, No. 705,464, dated July 22,1902, but it should be understood that my invention is applicable notonly to this type of rug but also to woven rugs in general, whetherprovided with cut or uncut pile, but which are provided with stuffer orother warp threads of sufficient size and bulk to permit of their use inthe formation of the fringe.

In the drawing 1 represents the chenille tufts, 2 the heavy backing weftthreads, 3 the stutter warp threads and 4 the binder warp threads. Thesebinder Warp threads, 4 are arranged in pairs, working as one with thestuffer warp threads 3 through the body of the fabric, separating so asto be interwoven with fine weft threads 5, so as to form a heading 6 ateach end of the rug, and thereby prevent disintegration of the pile webat the ends of the rug, but the stuffer warp threads 3 project beyondthe heading sufficiently to form the fringes 7, which may vary incharacter in accordance with the dictates of fashion or the taste of themanufacturer. In the present instance I have shown at one end of the ruga fringe having a heading composed of knotted net work and at the otherend a simple plaited fringe. In order to prevent disintegration of theheading 6, the fine warp threads 4 are also, by preference, worked intothe heading of the fringe, as shown in Fig. 2, and thereby preventedfrom rav eling.

1. A woven rug having in the body, face weft threads, backing weftthreads, binder warp threads and stutter warp threads, said stuffer warpthreads being continued beyond the woven portion of the ends of the rugand formed into a fringe, substantially as specified. v

' 2. A woven rug having in the body, face weft threads, backing weftthreads, binder warp threads and stutter warp threads, and having aheading at each end, the stuffer warp threads projecting beyond saidheading and being formed into a fringe, substantially as specified.

3. A woven rug having a body of pile fabric, comprising face and backweft threads, binder warp threads and stuffer warp threads, and a plainheading at each end, the stutter warp threads extending beyond saidheading and being formed into a fringe, substantially as specified.

4. A woven rug having stuffer warp threads, and binding warp threadsboth projecting beyond the woven portion of the rug and formed into afringe, substantially as specified.

5. A woven rug having a body of pile fabric and a plain heading composedof interwoven stuffer and binder warp threads and fine weft threads,said stutter and binder warp threads extending beyond the heading andforming fringe, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM T. SMITH. Witnesses:

R. C. STERNER, JNO. S. Gnnrmnor.

